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Friday Video: A Vision for West 72nd Street

Maybe someday, a roadway that devotes 88 percent of its space to a tiny minority of users (drivers) could finally work for everyone. We can dream, can't we?

October 11, 2024

LETTER FROM SWEDEN: Congestion Pricing Will Make New York a World-Class City

The choice is ours, New York: We can live in a nice, calm, pleasant and economically vibrant European-styled civilization, or we can continue to drive ourselves straight to ruin.

May 13, 2024

Council Speaker Adams Says She’ll Consider Suing Mayor Adams over Streets Master Plan Failures

"Just like you have to comply with the law and I have to comply with the law, the administration has to comply with the law as well," Speaker Adams said on Thursday.

February 9, 2024

Academics Conclude What We Already Know: Cyclists Are More Neighborly than Drivers

Cyclists are better people than drivers not only because of they get exercise or help the environment — they also have better ethics, a new study suggests.

October 31, 2023

What Do ‘Livable’ Streets Look Like in an Era of Driverless Cars?

In today's Brake podcast, Kea Wilson asks Bruce Appleyard what future livable streets have in a world of autonomous cars.

October 4, 2023

Q&A: Two Barcelona Bike Activists On Mobilizing Against ‘Bikelash’

Streetsblog sat down with two cycling advocates from Barcelona to discuss their strategies for combating “bikelash.”

July 26, 2023

Fight Over a Single UWS Open Street is So Bitter, Council Member Called in a Mediator

We've seen divorces that were more amiable than a battle over a single roadway on the Upper West Side.

July 11, 2023

SEE IT: Streets Can Be So Much More than Car Sewers

Vital City asked architects and designers to re-envision concrete and pavement without cars. The results were awesome.

June 30, 2023